Richard B. Nugent: “I want the committee to know that my constituents and I cannot support any reform that would cut benefits to those on or…”

Congresswoman Hartzler, I really appreciate you taking the time to do this today on the floor. Mr. Speaker, it is an outrage that the President would veto, as the Commander in Chief of our military in general. Think about this. I have…

Eliminating the ability to rapidly mobilize, train, and deploy... increases risk at an unacceptable rate.

You know, without maritime lift capacity, my sons that are all in the Army are going to be kind of hard-pressed just because you can't put a Paladin or an Abrams--you can't carry very many on an aircraft.

If I could inquire, I thought the gentleman was closing. Mr. McGOVERN. Mr. Speaker, there is some confusion here that the gentleman may be offering to amend the rule. I am just trying to get a sense for what is going on over there before I…